Denmark vs Sri Lanka: Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre
Denmark
0.0749 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Sri Lanka
0.072 kt per square kilometre
in 2023
Denmark rank
26th
Sri Lanka rank
28th
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre over time
- Denmark
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 0.0749 kt per square kilometre against 0.072 kt per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0029 kt per square kilometre.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Denmark ahead.
Denmark ranks 26th and Sri Lanka ranks 28th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 5 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0466 kt per square kilometre | 0.0253 kt per square kilometre | 0.0213 kt per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 1970s | 0.0573 kt per square kilometre | 0.0322 kt per square kilometre | 0.0252 kt per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 1980s | 0.0559 kt per square kilometre | 0.0391 kt per square kilometre | 0.0168 kt per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 1990s | 0.0493 kt per square kilometre | 0.0455 kt per square kilometre | 0.0038 kt per square kilometre | Denmark |
| 2000s | 0.038 kt per square kilometre | 0.053 kt per square kilometre | 0.015 kt per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.0515 kt per square kilometre | 0.0633 kt per square kilometre | 0.0118 kt per square kilometre | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.0723 kt per square kilometre | 0.0703 kt per square kilometre | 0.002 kt per square kilometre | Denmark |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre, Denmark or Sri Lanka?
- Denmark, at 0.0749 kt per square kilometre against 0.072 kt per square kilometre in Sri Lanka as of 2023.
- What is the difference in waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre between Denmark and Sri Lanka?
- 0.0029 kt per square kilometre, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sri Lanka?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do Denmark and Sri Lanka rank globally for waste — emissions (co2eq) from ch4 (ar5), per square kilometre?
- Denmark ranks 26th and Sri Lanka ranks 28th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5), per square kilometre. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Waste — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.